Denis Thomas and Paige Bergin are Union Public School teachers committed to teaching STEM in their classrooms.  Below they discuss their STEM classroom. Q: What is STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) education important in the elementary classroom? A: STEM education is essential in elementary grades so that we get our students engaged and increase […]

What If They Fail? Is it possible that children are born with engineering skills and we educate those skills out of them? Six year-old Wesley had a problem. His toy soldier had a broken leg. Like most children his age, Wesley is a natural problem-solver. Young children experiment with solving problems as they play. They […]

Submitted By: Tiffany Bolding Rosa Parks Elementary Union Public School   You may have heard of Problem Based Learning and wondered what it is. We asked Tiffany Bolding about their program at Rosa Parks Elementary. Rosa Parks is also a community school, which provides multiple services to students and their families. In addition to these […]

If you’re like me, there’s nothing you like better than trolling online to find new and interesting tools for student engagement.  But who has the time?  I’ve found some wonderful resources online from other bloggers and Twitter users.  Many of them have been real gems.  I’ve done my best to categorize and evaluate a few […]

In an unprecedented effort to promote leadership skills and endeavors amongst classroom teachers, the Oklahoma State Department of Education has developed their OKSci and OKMath Leadership programs. These programs take a small group of STEM education teachers on a personal journey to discover the leadership skills and problem solving techniques they already possess, but may […]